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Pathobiology

S. Karger AG · Switzerland · Est. 1938

ISSN1423-0291

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.716

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.881

Total Worksi

5,832

Total Citationsi

53,427

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cell Biology; Pathology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Pathology and Forensic Medicine; Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1938

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,832

Publisher OrgKarger Publishers

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

S. Karger AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1423-0291

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

579

2019

2.1k

2020

475

2021

572

2022

250

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ2

Cell BiologyQ3

Molecular BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell BiologyPathology

Scopus Categories

Pathology and Forensic MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)Cell BiologyMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationImmune Cell Function and InteractionLegal Cases and CommentaryImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesImmune Response and InflammationPhysics and Engineering Research ArticlesCell Adhesion Molecules ResearchCancer Cells and MetastasisCancer Genomics and Diagnostics

Frequently asked questions about Pathobiology

Is Pathobiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pathobiology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Pathobiology?

Pathobiology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.99.

Is Pathobiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pathobiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Pathobiology?